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Northern Maine (December 17, 1988)

Source: Bangor Daily News
Note: WCBB was a standalone PBS member until 1992

Adams-Russell (Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Holden, Eddington, Orrington, Veazie, Milford, Bradley, Indian Island, Hampden, Winterport)
2 – Headline News
3 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
4 – WPXT (FOX 51 Portland)
5 – Weather Channel / Community Programming / Local Origination
6 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
7 – Electronic Program Guide
8 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
9 – ESPN
10 – American Movie Classics / CMT
11 – WSBK (IND 38 Boston)
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
13 – CNN
14 – Disney Channel
15 – Nickelodeon
16 – MTV
17 – USA Network
18 – The Movie Channel
19 – SportsChannel New England
20 – The Nashville Network
21 – HBO
22 – Cinemax
23 – Lifetime
24 – New England Sports Network
25 – CBN Family Channel

State Cable (Augusta, Chelsea, Farmingdale, Gardiner, Hallowell, Manchester, Monmouth, Randolph, Richmond, West Gardiner, Winthrop, North Monmouth, Pittston)
2 – USA Network
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 – WCSH (NBC 6 Portland)
7 – ESPN
8 – WMTW (ABC 8 Poland Spring)
9 – WSBK (IND 38 Boston)
10 – CNN
11 – WCBB (PBS 10 Augusta)
12 – WPXT (FOX 51 Portland) / WLVI (IND 56 Cambridge)
13 – WGME (CBS 13 Portland)
16 – New England Sports Network
17 – CKSH (SRC 9 Sherbrooke)
20 – Cinemax
22 – HBO
25 – Disney Channel
27 – MTV
28 – Nickelodeon
29 – Headline News
30 – The Nashville Network
31 – CBN Family Channel
32 – Lifetime
33 – Weather Channel
34 – A&E Network

Better Cable TV (Pittsfield, Waterville, Hartland, St. Albans, Palmyra, Benton, Clinton, Fairfield, Oakland, Vassalboro, Winslow, China)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – WSBK (IND 38 Boston)
4 – USA Network
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 – ESPN
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – WMTW (ABC 8 Poland Spring)
9 – WLVI (IND 56 Cambridge)
10 – WCBB (PBS 10 Augusta)
11 – CNN
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
13 – WGME (CBS 13 Portland)
15 – Disney Channel
16 – New England Sports Network
17 – Cinemax
21 – The Movie Channel
22 – HBO
23 – A&E Network
24 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
25 – MTV
26 – Lifetime
27 – VH1
28 – The Nashville Network
29 – CBN Family Channel
30 – Nickelodeon
31 – Weather Channel
32 – HSN
33 – Discovery Channel

United Video (Calais, Baileyville, Baring, Woodland, Princeton)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – Community Guide / HSN
4 – CHSJ (CBC 4 St. John)
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
9 – CKLT (CTV 9 St. John)
10 – Lifetime
11 – CBN Family Channel
12 – CNN
13 – WMED (PBS/MPBN 13 Calais)
14 – HBO
15 – Cinemax
16 – Disney Channel
17 – The Nashville Network
18 – Nickelodeon
19 – USA Network
20 – ESPN
21 – MTV
22 – Weather Channel

Paragon Cable (Caribou, Fort Fairfield, Limestone, Loring AFB, Presque Isle)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – WMEM (PBS/MPBN 10 Presque Isle)
4 – WAGM (CBS/NBC/ABC 8 Presque Isle)
5 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
6 – CHSJ (CBC 4 St. John)
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
9 – Community Programming / Local Origination
11 – ESPN
12 – CBN Family Channel
14 – The Movie Channel
15 – Showtime
16 – Cinemax
17 – HBO
18 – Disney Channel
19 – New England Sports Network
21 – CNN
22 – Headline News
23 – C-SPAN
24 – Electronic Program Guide
25 – Weather Channel
26 – USA Network
28 – American Movie Classics
29 – Nickelodeon
30 – A&E Network
31 – Discovery Channel
32 – The Learning Channel
33 – Lifetime
34 – MTV
35 – VH1
36 – The Nashville Network

Pine Tree Cablevision (Eastport, Beals, Bucks Harbor, East Machias, Jonesport, Lubec, Machias, Machiasport, Marshfield, Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation, Pleasant Point Indian Reservation, Roque Bluffs, Cherryfield, Gouldsboro, Milbridge, Winter Harbor)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – HBO
4 – CHSJ (CBC 4 St. John)
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 – Nickelodeon
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – CBN Family Channel
9 – CKLT (CTV 9 St. John)
12 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
13 – WMED (PBS/MPBN 13 Calais)
17 – MTV
18 – ESPN
19 – CNN
20 – Discovery Channel
21 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
22 – Disney Channel
27 – The Movie Channel

Bee Line (Farmington, Madison, Wilton, Anson, Skowhegan)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – WSBK (IND 38 Boston)
4 – HBO
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 – WCSH (NBC 6 Portland)
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – WMTW (ABC 8 Poland Spring)
9 – WLVI (IND 56 Cambridge)
10 – WCBB (PBS 10 Augusta)
11 – ESPN
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
13 – WGME (CBS 13 Portland)
18 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
20 – CNN
21 – USA Network
22 – CBN Family Channel

Bee Line (Millinocket, East Millinocket)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – CNN
4 – HBO
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 – The Nashville Network
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
10 – CHSJ (CBC 4 St. John) / WWOR (IND 9 Secaucus)
11 – ESPN
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
13 – CBN Family Channel / USA Network

Adams-Russell (Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Southwest Harbor, Belfast, Searsport, Tremont)
2 – CBN Family Channel
3 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
4 – WPXT (FOX 51 Portland)
5 – Weather Channel / Local Origination
6 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
7 – Lifetime
8 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
9 – ESPN
10 – WCBB (PBS 10 Augusta)
11 – WSBK (IND 38 Boston)
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
13 – CNN
14 – Disney Channel
15 – American Movie Classics / CMT
16 – MTV
17 – USA Network
19 – Community Programming [Bar Harbor, Tremont, and Southwest Harbor]
20 – The Nashville Network
21 – HBO
22 – Cinemax
24 – New England Sports Network

United Video (Rockland, Camden, Owls Head, Rockport, Thomaston, Warren, St. George, South Thomaston)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – WPXT (FOX 51 Portland) / CBN Family Channel
4 – WSBK (IND 38 Boston)
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 – WCSH (NBC 6 Portland)
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – WMTW (ABC 8 Poland Spring)
9 – Local Origination
10 – WCBB (PBS 10 Augusta)
11 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
13 – WGME (CBS 13 Portland)
14 – CNN
15 – USA Network
16 – ESPN
17 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
18 – Nickelodeon
20 – HBO
21 – Cinemax
25 – MTV
26 – A&E Network
27 – The Nashville Network
28 – Disney Channel

Houlton Cable TV (Houlton, Hodgdon)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – HBO
4 – CHSJ (CBC 4 St. John) / CBN Family Channel
6 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – WAGM (CBS/NBC/ABC 8 Presque Isle)
9 – CKLT (CTV 9 St. John)
[MPBN likely on 10, but not listed in conversion chart]
12 – Nickelodeon
13 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
17 – The Nashville Network
18 – WWOR (IND 9 Secaucus)
19 – MTV
20 – ESPN
21 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
22 – CNN

County Cablevision (Madawaska, Frenchville)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
4 – CHSJ (CBC 4 St. John)
5 – HBO
7 – CKRT (SRC 7 Riviere-du-Loup)
8 – WAGM (CBS/NBC/ABC 8 Presque Isle)
9 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
10 – WMEM (PBS/MPBN 10 Presque Isle)
11 – CIMT (TVA 9 Riviere-du-Loup)
12 – CBAFT (SRC 11 Moncton)
20 – Community Guide / HSN
21 – Disney Channel
23 – USA Network
24 – Lifetime
25 – MTV
26 – The Nashville Network
27 – CNN
28 – ESPN
29 – Nickelodeon
30 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)

County Cablevision (Fort Kent)
2 – WMEM (PBS/MPBN 10 Presque Isle)
3 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
4 – CKRT (SRC 7 Riviere-du-Loup)
5 – HBO
6 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – WAGM (CBS/NBC/ABC 8 Presque Isle)
9 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
12 – CBAFT (SRC 11 Moncton)
13 – CIMT (TVA 9 Riviere-du-Loup)

Cooney Cable Associates (Danforth, Weston)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
4 – CHSJ (CBC 4 St. John)
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – CBN Family Channel
9 – CKLT (CTV 9 St. John)
11 – The Nashville Network
12 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
13 – WMED (PBS/MPBN 13 Calais)
17 – USA Network
18 – WWOR (IND 9 Secaucus)
19 – ESPN
21 – HBO

Maine Cable Company (Milo, Brownville)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – CNN
4 – ESPN
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 – HBO
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – CBN Family Channel
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
10 – USA Network
11 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)

Maine Cable Company (Hermon)
3 – CNN
4 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
6 – HBO
8 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
10 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
11 – USA Network
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
16 – ESPN
17 – CBN Family Channel
18 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)

Maine Cable Company (Patton, Island Falls)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
4 – ESPN
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 – HBO
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
9 – CBN Family Channel
10 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
11 – CNN
12 – USA Network
13 – CHSJ (CBC 4 St. John)

Moosehead Enterprises (Greenville)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – ESPN
4 – HBO
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 – Local Origination
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – CNN
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
10 – WCBB (PBS 10 Augusta) / WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
11 – USA Network
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
13 – The Nashville Network
21 – WMTW (ABC 8 Poland Spring)
22 – HSN

Moosehead Enterprises (Guilford)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – ESPN
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 – Local Origination
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – WMTW (ABC 8 Poland Spring)
9 – WWOR (IND 9 Secaucus)
10 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
11 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
13 – WGME (CBS 13 Portland) / The Nashville Network

Adams-Russell (Lincoln, Dover-Foxcroft, Dexter, Newport, Corinna)
2 – CBN Family Channel
3 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
4 – WPXT (FOX 51 Portland)
5 – Weather Channel / Community Programming / Local Origination
6 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
7 – Lifetime
8 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
9 – ESPN
10 – WCBB (PBS 10 Augusta) [Dexter, Newport, and Corinna]
10 – Nickelodeon [Lincoln and Dover-Foxcroft]
11 – WSBK (IND 38 Boston)
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
13 – CNN
14 – Disney Channel
15 – American Movie Classics / CMT
16 – MTV
17 – USA Network
20 – The Nashville Network
21 – HBO
22 – Cinemax
24 – New England Sports Network

Public Cable (Portland, South Portland, Gorham, Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth, Westbrook, Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth)
2 – ESPN
3 – Lifetime
4 – Community Programming
5 – Disney Channel
6 – WCSH (NBC 6 Portland)
7 – The Learning Channel
8 – WMTW (ABC 8 Poland Spring)
9 – Bravo / C-SPAN 2
10 – WCBB (PBS 10 Augusta)
11 – WENH (PBS 11 Durham)
12 – CBN Family Channel
13 – WGME (CBS 13 Portland)
14 – HBO
15 – USA Network
16 – University of Southern Maine
17 – Cinemax
18 – Financial News Network
19 – Electronic Program Guide
20 – Weather Channel
21 – Headline News
22 – MTV
23 – Nickelodeon
24 – New England Sports Network
25 – WPXT (FOX 51 Portland)
26 – WMEA (PBS/MPBN 26 Biddeford)
27 – CNN
28 – WSBK (IND 38 Boston)
29 – C-SPAN
30 – CMT
31 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
33 – The Nashville Network
34 – VH1
35 – A&E Network
36 – HSN / SportsChannel New England

Moosehead Enterprises (Monson)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – ESPN
4 – HBO
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 – Local Origination
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – WMTW (ABC 8 Poland Spring)
9 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
10 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
11 – USA Network
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
13 – The Nashville Network

Cooney Cable Associates (Medway)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – USA Network
4 – ESPN
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 – HBO
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – Lifetime
9 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
10 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
11 – PTL Network
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
13 – CNN
16 – Disney Channel
17 – MTV
18 – CBN Family Channel
19 – Nickelodeon
20 – The Nashville Network
21 – Showtime
22 – CHSJ (CBC 4 St. John)

Cooney Cable Associates (Howland, West Enfield)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – CBN Family Channel
4 – The Nashville Network
5 – WABI (CBS 5 Bangor)
6 – HBO
7 – WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)
8 – USA Network
9 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
10 – ESPN
11 – CNN
12 – WMEB (PBS/MPBN 12 Orono)
13 – WGN (IND 9 Chicago)
16 – Disney Channel
17 – MTV
18 – Discovery Channel
19 – Nickelodeon
20 – WWOR (IND 9 Secaucus)
21 – Showtime

Cooney Cable Associates (Oakfield, Smyrna)
2 – WLBZ (NBC 2 Bangor)
3 – HBO
4 – ESPN
5 – WJBK (CBS 2 Detroit)
6 – CHSJ (CBC 4 St. John)
7 – WXYZ (ABC 7 Detroit)
8 – WAGM (CBS/NBC/ABC 8 Presque Isle)
9 – The Nashville Network
11 – WMEM (PBS/MPBN 10 Presque Isle)
12 – CBN Family Channel
13 – WTBS (IND 17 Atlanta)
16 – CMT
17 – Discovery Channel
18 – WWOR (IND 9 Secaucus)
19 – WDIV (NBC 4 Detroit)
20 – CKLT (CTV 9 St. John)
21 – CNN
22 – USA Network
 
An explanation about Quebec stations and CBAFT Moncton on the Madawaska and Fort Kent cablecos...northern Aroostook County has a sizable Acadian/francophone population. They're also major border crossings as well...Madawaska is across the river froim Edmundston, and Fort Kent is across from Clair.
 
I think channel 4 from New Brunswick has since been relicensed as Fredericton.

As for Portland...Was that the franchise name before it became Time-Warner? Today they're Spectrum. The only out-of-market station they carry now is New Hampshire's channel 11 (PBS).

Saco and Old Orchard Beach had Continental Cablevision. They once carried channels 4/5/7/38/56 from Boston and Cambridge. Don't recall FOX 25 of Boston being on the lineup.
 
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